The clerk could care less, it means nothing to him. T
But the accumulation of personal info will be a goldmine for Big Sister, when she wants to locate potential domestic troublemakers, "Able Danger" style.
It sounds so banal, so ho-hum. Who cares what toothpaste you use, or what spices you prefer?
Yet that is EXACTLY how Able Danger led to Atta and company.
And it is EXACTLY the information (multipled by millions) which will allow Big Sister to sift out the potential "problem children" from among the proles.
I really don't give a hoot how the business of visitors to the USA is nosed into, if the scrutiny can be narrowed down to just that. A few ridiculously wrong 'busts' of citizens will, however, result in a horrible kick back. Just amplify by the ACLU scream factor.